Archive for August, 2010
Aug 30 » by Jody
I was doing a session the other day – with OFFICE workers, and someone exclaimed “How would ROWE work for Firefighters?” It made me chuckle. Of course it’s difficult to imagine why firefighters would want to focus on RESULTS. Results-Only Work Environment is often confused with the Remote-Only Work Environment (companies that have tele-workers may [...]
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Tags: firefighters, focus on results, repsonse time, ROWE
Posted in Effective management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Uncategorized, Work culture, Work redefined, Work-Life | 5 Comments »
Aug 26 » by Cali
Walking A Beach Maze> I want to share something personal with you that was a scary moment for me. I hesitated to share this story, but I think you deserve an inside look into what we do and what we know is at stake each time we visit an organization. A while back, I experienced [...]
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Tags: comfort the disturb, disturb the comforted, facilitation fail, facilitator, fail, Michael Salamey, results only work environment, ROWE
Posted in Miscellaneous, ROWE, ROWE stories | 5 Comments »
Aug 19 » by Cali
If you have not already signed up for our mailing list, be sure to do so! The form is at the bottom of this web page (and at the bottom of every page on the site—just scroll down). We are going to start using the mailing list to send heads-up on events, post important notices, [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »
Aug 17 » by Cali & Jody
We wanted some water. We didn’t even get attention. Providing customer service in retail IS focusing on results. This is why we believe every industry can benefit from ROWE.
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Tags: convenience stores, customer service, focus on results, retail, ROWE
Posted in Effective management, ROWE, Work Environment | 7 Comments »
Aug 10 » by Cali & Jody
Jessica Mitchell recently blogged about the “Top 5 Things I Love About Working in a ROWE.” We love when people share these stories with us and hope you enjoy reading them and realize ROWE is happening and will continue to grow. An excerpt: “Forget working from home; you can work from anywhere. Doesn’t it seem [...]
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Tags: Freedom, ROWE success story, Spinweb
Posted in Flexibility, Meetings, ROWE, ROWE stories, Technology, Work redefined, Work-Life | 4 Comments »
Aug 2 » by Cali & Jody
Recently, we enjoyed the pleasure of being interviewed by Jared Shelly for Human Resource Executive Online / Human Resource Executive Magazine. We discussed work ethic, the sense of freedom in a ROWE, teamwork, and how ROWE is impacting human resources. We also want to thank everyone who contributed their time and insight to the story. [...]
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Tags: Best Buy, Daniel Pink, GAP, HR Executive Magazine, HREOnline, Human resources
Posted in Future of ROWE, Media, News, ROWE, Work redefined | 7 Comments »
